Medical student, Colombia
Research
Relationship Between Anxiety/Depression Mood Disorders and Insomnia in Patients with Pain Syndromes in Primary Health Care: A Cohort Study
Author(s): Erik Muñoz Rodriguez, Robinson Trujillo Cabanilla*, Duvan Trujillo Cabanilla and Pablo Vargas Ardila
Introduction: Chronic pain and mental health disorders are common in the general population, the prevalence of chronic pain ranges from 2% to 40%, and the prevalence of mental health disorders ranges from 17% to 29%. Chronic pain is associated with irritability, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems such as insomnia. However, the appearance of both has been described as a consequence of the characteristics of this pathology.
Aims: Determine the sociodemographic characteristics and the association between pain syndromes and mood disorders in individuals treated in primary care.
Materials and methods: A prospective cohort study was performed in a primary care medical center where patients with painful symptoms like reasons for consultation were taken for four months, to who scales such as DN4, VAS, Beck's criteria, D.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1840-4529.22.14.9.383
